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... up, he swung by with a newspaper for each passenger on board. I didn't have much use for a Spanish newspaper, especially first thing in the morning but I appreciated the sentiment. Breakfast was curious. A selection of 5 different kinds of galletas (biscuits/cookies) served with coffee. A bit of a disappointment, but not an issue. I would arrive in Santiago del Estero soon after waking up and would be greeted by more dulce de leche and alfajores than my stomach could ...

... office. This however didn't mean that we didnt have to check our money, it just meant that we didnt have to look as closely.

It all worked out and we met back up with everyone in the hostel before catching the train to the place where our tour started.The meeting point was in a part of town called orellos which was a 30 minute train ride or so from town and then we walked another 10 or 15 minutes. We met our tour guide ...

We cycled through the happening San Telmo district into Boca, the port area where all the immigrants from Europe and elsewhere would arrive, much like Staten Island in New York. In fact, Buenos Aires is very similar to New York in terms of being a New World melting-pot of different peoples, and with its straight and wide tree-lined avenues. However, BA has a much more European feel and the people look European - it's the first time ...

... is like NOTHING I’ve ever seen before (including Delhi, Guangzhou and NY) in peak hour. 5 lanes in one direction in one street is still nowhere near enough to get the 13m population moving. Luckily there is a lot of interesting architecture, people and dog activity to keep us amused as we rack up the pesos in a black and yellow cab.

BA is beautiful. The architecture is like Paris/Budapest with the city’s underground art scene putting ...